"Get Over It" -- now tell that to the Repubs in Congress

That's short, sweet, and to the point: "Get over it."

Sgt. Major Michael Barrett is the top enlisted man in the Marines and senior enlisted adviser to the Marine Corps. Commandant Gen. James Amos, who says of Sgt. Maj. Barrett, "He's the best of the best."

Sgt. Major Barrett was meeting with troops at a base in South Korea last week, when the subject of accepting gays and lesbians serving openly now that DADT is being repealed.

From the Huffington Post:

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sgt. Maj. Barrett brought out a small copy of the Constitution and referenced Article 1, Section 8. “It says, ‘Raise an army.’ It says absolutely nothing about race, color, creed, sexual orientation.” He then asked if everyone in the group joined the Marines to protect their nation, going on to say, “How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that is honorable and noble?”

Sgt. Maj. Barrett concluded by saying “Get over it… Let’s just move on, treat everybody with firmness, fairness, dignity, compassion and respect. Let’s be Marines.”

Indeed !!! That's leadership. Now if someone -- like maybe President Obama or Defense Secretary Gates would just say that to the Repubs in Congress who are still trying to sabotage the repeal (Yes, I'm talking about YOU, Sen. McNothing). Only they seem to care. The general attitude among the troops is "What's the big deal?"

So, Just Get Over It, you jerks !!!

Ralph